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'Diving Czar' Sautin pockets silver
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-28 19:45 QINGDAO, East China - Dmitry Sautin, the Russian diving icon, reaped a silver medal with his partner Yuriy Kunakov in the men's 3m springboard synchronized at the FINA Diving World Series here in Qingdao on Sunday.
Chinese divers Qin Kai/Zhang Xinhua were crowned at this event with a total of 454.56 points, as Stephan Feck/Patrick Hausding of Germany took the third place. "I am satisfied with our performance and I will continue to strive in the increasingly tense competitions." Sautin said in a press conference. Starting diving at seven, the 36-year-old Sautin has already won eight Olympic medals. |
